Evaluation of Eating Habits and Quality of Life in Postbariatric Surgery Patients and Their Family Members: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Food frequency—case (patients) vs. control (patients).

Variable	Population				value
	Case (patients) (N = 53)		Control (patients) (N = 50)
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage (%)
Fruits
Low	32	60.4	12	24.0	0.001^
Moderate	6	11.3	9	18.0
High	15	28.3	29	58.0
Vegetables
Low	19	35.8	12	24.0	0.418
Moderate	4	7.5	4	8.0
High	30	56.7	34	68.0
Junk/processed/unhealthy food
Low	4	7.5	1	2.0	0.062
Moderate	6	11.3	1	2.0
High	43	81.2	48	96.0
Energy intake
Low	14	26.4	16	32.0	0.012^
Moderate	21	39.6	7	14.0
High	18	34.0	27	54.0
Mean energy intake ± SD (Kcal)	1769.96 ± 1403.65		3710.54 ± 2470.05		<0.001^

^{^} values reported in red are significant at 0.05.